This Question is Possibly Answered

1 "correct" answer available (5 pts) 3 "helpful" answers available (4 pts)
1 2 3 4 Previous Next
Post a new topic
Click to view GasisaRipoff's profile Professional GasisaRipoff 18 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
15. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 12, 2007 5:53 PM
in response to: david28078

That is a great point. Building a web site and just letting it be a biz card is out of style by many years. Blogging was good for a few years. Social Networking is the new frontier for now. We have just started into that area and it vast and profitable. Webinars are OK, but I have sat through some really awful ones lately.

James J Moore
http://www.cutcompcosts.com

Click to view david28078's profile Mogul david28078 64 posts since
Oct 11, 2007
16. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 13, 2007 2:11 PM
in response to: CEOWASHINGTON
Can't beat a free plug ;) Please don't keep posting the same thing everywhere - go to the alt boards
Click to view NatOnline's profile Mogul NatOnline 670 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
17. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 2:06 PM
Click to view DomainDiva's profile Mogul DomainDiva 1,731 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
18. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 2:25 PM
Go to:

http://www.vivisimo.com, This is a cpmany that provides 'velocity enterprise search'.
Click to view david28078's profile Mogul david28078 64 posts since
Oct 11, 2007
19. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 3:52 PM
in response to: DomainDiva
Vivisimo is a cool meta search engine - I use it often for a "big picture" check up

I did use a few "automated ranking position" position progs a few years back but I swear they must annoy the search engines by taking up bandwidth so I stopped using these tools - one was even in Ukraine.

I do have a Google API key but I would recommend Clusty or Dogpile to check rankings for different phrase that way you aren't being underhanded or using up bandwidth on someone else's dime

Vivisimo is nice...
Click to view DomainDiva's profile Mogul DomainDiva 1,731 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
20. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 5:42 PM
in response to: david28078
Vivisimo is the developer of clusty.
Click to view david28078's profile Mogul david28078 64 posts since
Oct 11, 2007
21. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 6:20 PM
in response to: DomainDiva
I hate to say this Diva but I know :) Just don't want to sound "not in the know" Clusty is nice

David
Click to view david28078's profile Mogul david28078 64 posts since
Oct 11, 2007
22. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 14, 2007 6:22 PM
in response to: DomainDiva
NatOnline is rock on pointing you to the Google advice on hiring an SEO... rather brilliant advice
Click to view NatOnline's profile Mogul NatOnline 670 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
23. Re: Search Engine Optimization Oct 15, 2007 2:51 PM
in response to: david28078
Thanks David, I am happy to help.

One more tip on SEO from http://www.seomoz.org/dp/seo-sem-services *_overpriced in my opinion_<<br />I used the services of Lori in the past, and she is very good at it. She will tell you what you can optimize on *your site. *You just need to follow this link: http://www.loriswebs.com/analysis.html
Click to view nhunixguy's profile Start-up nhunixguy 1 posts since
Nov 7, 2007
24. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 7, 2007 1:35 PM
Finding the right SEO involves research. The best place to start is http://www.searchengineland.com/ . Look around and see who's doing what. If you can, attend a conference on Search Engine Marketing. Go to classes, meet people, etc. Depending on the industry, this could be the most important part of your marketing.

And I agree that you should avoid the SEO software that's out there. Much of it will actually hurt you because the search engines will think that you're trying to spam or cheat them. Good luck!
Click to view LUCKIEST's profile SCORE LUCKIEST 7,927 posts since
Aug 6, 2007
25. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 7, 2007 2:39 PM
With all the great answers that this question has received, have you tried
googling "Search Engine Optimization"
LUCKIEST
Click to view food2u's profile Start-up food2u 1 posts since
Nov 7, 2007
26. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 7, 2007 7:34 PM
in response to: SilverDragon
To your question about "search engine gateways" all the search engines react slightly differently based on keyword density (and where the keywords are located) and text on a page. So Google likes page titles to be 6-8 words long while Yahoo likes them to be 5-7 for example.

Web Position http://www.webposition.com/ is software that helps optimize text on a page for particular circumstances such as search engine gateways. However, there are a lot better ways to spend your time than trying to optimize for each search engine (at least until you run out of other things to do) so your focus should be mostly on Google anyway and then you can come back and worry about the rest.
Click to view hightech's profile Professional hightech 8 posts since
Oct 10, 2007
27. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 7, 2007 8:32 PM
Hi! I agree. SEO takes planning and much more. We do this for our clients. First you need to sit with the company or person you choose and explain your market segmentation to them. The more information they collect from you, you would have better results. Also monitor the changes everyday and make changes accordingly. Look out for your competition and what they do. Don't copy but change yours; uniquely to attract your client base. Good Luck. If you need more information contact me. I wouldn't worry too much of technical aspect but which search engines would bring more traffic to your business. A good SEO company knows the truth. Also you need to let them do a trial run to prove this to you. Keep in mind. This is not a technical thing. It's plain marketing done differently using technology.
Click to view scsurfguy's profile Professional scsurfguy 12 posts since
Oct 18, 2007
28. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 27, 2007 8:01 PM
Can anyone recommend an ethical, effective SEO company?

Well, since nobody else did I will. I used a company called webwisemedia.com out of Los Angeles.

They dove in and achieved the results I wanted for half the price of "Name Brand Companies" that charge thousands more.

I got 25 keywords for about 4k for the year and they guaranteed first page placement for 12 months and had everything in writing. I submitted my info, they researched everything, applied the code, have supplied and placed hundreds of links per month rather than the 7 links most companies offer, offered suggestions and made the changes to my web pages all for free. In all, about 60-70 days later I had first page placement in the natural results on yahoo, and google picked it up after 3 months. ROI, 3 months plus im out of the red.

Great company, small but great. They proved to me that they could rank up with the big boys for half the cost.
Click to view david28078's profile Mogul david28078 64 posts since
Oct 11, 2007
29. Re: Search Engine Optimization Nov 28, 2007 9:53 AM
in response to: scsurfguy
1 2 3 4 Previous Next

Most Recent Forum Posts

Legend

  • Open Question
  • Answered Question
  • New content since your last visit
  • Updated content since your last visit
  • Content you have read